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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an amazing read. Rush is a character dear to my heart, and I loved seeing him find his match in Hunter. Rush is such pure goodness. His personality is all chaotic wild energy mixed with periods of hyperfocus, and living with this in my own household, I feel this so hard and appreciated the representation. Hunter is a really great guy and serves as an anchor for him. I loved the banter they had, and I appreciated the way Hunter worked to not only accommodate Rush, but the whole team he found himself managing. Despite their self-doubts, what begins as a revenge plan blossoms into so much more, making me really glad that their interactions were always actually about themselves. It made their HEA that much better.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
While I didn't like Hunter at first, I loved him and Rush together at the end. Rush's experience with ADHD was on point. Loved this series!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars;
Oh sweet Rush, I love you so. The ADHD rep in this book was crazy good. As someone with pretty severe unmedicated ADHD, this was highly relatable and Saxon really did an incredible job and so did her sensitivity readers. I love when authors nail it. My only reason it isn't a perfect 5 star is because I could have had a little more of the relationship between them be fleshed out. I could have honestly used a few more vulnerable scenes between the two of them. I just wanted a little *more*, but that's only because I truly love this series and the Bertha boys.
Oh sweet Rush, I love you so. The ADHD rep in this book was crazy good. As someone with pretty severe unmedicated ADHD, this was highly relatable and Saxon really did an incredible job and so did her sensitivity readers. I love when authors nail it. My only reason it isn't a perfect 5 star is because I could have had a little more of the relationship between them be fleshed out. I could have honestly used a few more vulnerable scenes between the two of them. I just wanted a little *more*, but that's only because I truly love this series and the Bertha boys.
fast-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While the book isn’t exactly the epitome of good literature, I give it 5 stars for the vibes and the vibes alone. It’s lovely to read a story about love that is so supportive and understanding and communicative without any third act breakups or misunderstandings due to foolish lack of communication. All of that, for me, makes this a 5 star read.
3,6 rounded to 4 for the moment.
Rather weird and unrealistic set up: Rush and Hunter are both cheated on and both by Ian (that's the realistic part). Hunter was Ian's fiance and found out when shortly before Christmas a very skimpily dressed elf (Rush) stood in Ian's doorway, presented as a present for their one-year-anniversary.
Ian tries to solve the situation, throwing the elf out, pretending for Rush to be a lunatic.
Hunter doesn't buy it. End of engagement for Ian and Hunter, end of relationship for Ian and Rush who's devastated.
Shortly afterwards, Hunter starts his new job: he'd uprooted himself to Seattle to be with Ian and now is unwilling to declare defeat and go back to a more mediocre job.
Only now to find out that the most chaotic employee of his team is in fact the elf, Rush (who's chaotic due to his unmedicated strong ADHD).
The attraction is STRONG between those two right from the start.
So under the pretense of setting up a revene agenda against Ian, they act on it sooner than later - that's the unrealistic part.
Boss-employee flings are so not my thing.
Rush is acting almost without filter, Hunter's opion of himself is very contrary to the image he gives to the outside world and Rush (very put together, accomplished, well to do). Where does this insecurity come from?
Where does this bold approach towards his boss come from in Rush's case?
We get only sketches of back story if all.
We also don't get any more info on how those two end up with a slime bag like Ian who got over Hunter incredibly fast and hurtful.
The Revenge Agenda is only a pretense for Hunter to be able to act on his impulse of a first kiss. And more.
The brotherhood of Big Boned Bertha makes an appearance, but they don't overpower, so that's nice (only the xmas gathering where all the MCs of previous books come together is a bit much, but possibly unavoidable.
So, all in all, this would point towards a low star rating. Alas, both MCs are really loveable. While Rush is the cutie with the big, big heart, Hunter is soooo lovely in his very caring approach towards the hot mess that is Rush. So I might decrease the rating to three stars in the near future, but for now, it's rounded up to 4 stars because of the warmth of seeing those two together.
Wilde Geschichte. Aber die zwei sind goldig.
Side note: what's with those covers? I like the photography of this photographer in general, but the guys look so much better in real life than on the finished covers. Rush comes across far more innocent. It's really reading the books in spite of the covers instead of enticed by the covers...
Rather weird and unrealistic set up: Rush and Hunter are both cheated on and both by Ian (that's the realistic part). Hunter was Ian's fiance and found out when shortly before Christmas a very skimpily dressed elf (Rush) stood in Ian's doorway, presented as a present for their one-year-anniversary.
Ian tries to solve the situation, throwing the elf out, pretending for Rush to be a lunatic.
Hunter doesn't buy it. End of engagement for Ian and Hunter, end of relationship for Ian and Rush who's devastated.
Shortly afterwards, Hunter starts his new job: he'd uprooted himself to Seattle to be with Ian and now is unwilling to declare defeat and go back to a more mediocre job.
Only now to find out that the most chaotic employee of his team is in fact the elf, Rush (who's chaotic due to his unmedicated strong ADHD).
The attraction is STRONG between those two right from the start.
So under the pretense of setting up a revene agenda against Ian, they act on it sooner than later - that's the unrealistic part.
Boss-employee flings are so not my thing.
Rush is acting almost without filter, Hunter's opion of himself is very contrary to the image he gives to the outside world and Rush (very put together, accomplished, well to do). Where does this insecurity come from?
Where does this bold approach towards his boss come from in Rush's case?
We get only sketches of back story if all.
We also don't get any more info on how those two end up with a slime bag like Ian who got over Hunter incredibly fast and hurtful.
The Revenge Agenda is only a pretense for Hunter to be able to act on his impulse of a first kiss. And more.
The brotherhood of Big Boned Bertha makes an appearance, but they don't overpower, so that's nice (only the xmas gathering where all the MCs of previous books come together is a bit much, but possibly unavoidable.
So, all in all, this would point towards a low star rating. Alas, both MCs are really loveable. While Rush is the cutie with the big, big heart, Hunter is soooo lovely in his very caring approach towards the hot mess that is Rush. So I might decrease the rating to three stars in the near future, but for now, it's rounded up to 4 stars because of the warmth of seeing those two together.
Wilde Geschichte. Aber die zwei sind goldig.
Side note: what's with those covers? I like the photography of this photographer in general, but the guys look so much better in real life than on the finished covers. Rush comes across far more innocent. It's really reading the books in spite of the covers instead of enticed by the covers...